Hospital-bed.



w. E. COURTNEY.

HOSPITAL BED, APPLICATION FILED NOV. 15, 1909.

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W. E..GOURTNEY.

HOSPITAL BED.

APPLICATION FILED NOV. 15, 1909.

1,032,743; Patented July 16, 1912.

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WILLIAM E. COURTNEY, OF MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA, .ASSIGNOR TO MINNEAPOLISBEDDING COMIANY, 0F MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA, A CORPORATION.

HOSPITAL-BED.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Jul 16,1912.

To all whom it may concern;

Be it known that I, WILLIAM E. COURT- NEY, of Minneapolis, I-Iennepincounty, Minnesota, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inHospital-Beds, of which the following is a specification.

The object of my invention is to provide a hospital bed of compact,durable construction, which is capable of being easily moved from placeto place and can be easily and quickly adapted for use as a recliningchair.

A further object is to provide a construction of'bed which will allowthe legs to be arranged nearer together than usual in a bed, to renderit more convenient for use as a chair, the legs being separated onlyabout the distance between the legs of a large chair.

The invention consists generally in vari ous constructions andcombinations, all as hereinafter described and pointed out in the claim.

In the accompanying drawings forming a Figure 1 is a side elevation ofthe bed ready for use, Fig. 2 is a similar View illustrating theapparatus adapted for use as a reclining chair, Fig. is a top viewshowing the fabric of the bed, for raising the hinged head portion ofthe bed frame, Fig. 4: is a detail view illustrating the mechanism forraising and lowering the forward section of the bed. Fig. 5 is asectional view on the line XX of Fig. 4.

In the drawing, 2 represents the frame of the bed provided with crossbraces 3 and forward and rear legs 4 and 5. These legs have braces 6connecting them with the middle portion of the frame,

7 is a section forming, when in a horizontal position, a continuation ofthe bed frame and pivoted at S thereto and adapted, when horizontallyadjusted, to extend a considerable distance beyond the head of the frame2 and forming a support for the forward portion of the mattress and thehead of the person lying thereon. When this section is lowered oradjusted to a horizontal position and the rear section, to behereinafter referred to, is also adjusted, the apparatus will correspondin length to an ordinary bed and be ready to receive the mattress andbedding. A head frame 9 is provided with lugs 10 pivoted at 11 on theouter end of the section 7 and links 12 connect the lower end of theframe 9 with brackets 28 on the frame 2 near the pivots 8. hen,therefore, the section 7 is raised or lowered and the frame 9 is movedwith it, the latter will always maintain a vertical position so that thepillows and bedding will not be displaced. This will be due to theparallel link motion obtainedthrough the use of the links 12 and theirconnections. For the purpose of raising and lowering the section 7 Iprovide a quadrant 13 secured at one end of the frame 7 and dependingtherefrom and meshing with a screw 1 f that has hearings in a bracket15, which is secured to the underside of the frame 2. A beveled gear 16is mount ed on the lower end of the screw and meshes 'with a gear 17 ona shaft 18 which has a squared end to receive an operating crank 19. Theuse of this crank permits the convenient raising and lowering of theframe 7 and the screw serves as a lock to support the frame at anydesired angle, no other locking device being necessary. The operatorsimply revolves the shaft until the frame is at the desired angle, thecrank is then released and the frame will remain in the adjusted posi'tion until further adjustment is desired.

At the rear end of the bed is a frame 20 pivoted at 21 on the main frameand forming a foot rest or support and having braces 22 pivoted at oneend of the section 20 and provided with a series of notches 23 whichengage with books 24 on the legs 5. The braces 22 are preferably carriedby a shaft 25 which is provided with an operating handle 26 to allow thebraces to be tilted and disengaged from the hooks without the necessityof stoopmg or reaching below the level of the bed. The legs are providedwith comparatively large, rubber tired caster wheels 27, which permitthe device to be easily moved from place to place in a room or from oneroom to another.

I claim as my invention:

A hospital bed comprising a frame and legs therefor, a forward sectionhinged at its lower end on said frame and adapted to form a horizontalcontinuation of said frame or be swung upwardly at an angle to saidframe, a head frame having its lower portion pivotally connected withthe upper end of said forward section and adapted to form a support forthe pillows of the bed, links pivotally connected at their rightthroughout the travel of said forward 10 upper ends to the lower end ofsaid head section,

frame and pivotally connected with said bed In witness whereof, I havehereunto set frame at their lower ends, said links being my hand this 28day of October 1909.

5 parallel with said forward section and T spaced therefrom and formingtherewith a WVILLIABI COURTLEY' parallel link movement, whereby whensaid -lVitnesses: forward section is raised or lowered, said L. C.CRONEN, head frame will remain substantially up J. A. BYINGTON.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of Patents.

Washington, D. G.

